Some thoughts on TRIM
by </ joekamprad> As I noticed, most distributions use continuous TRIM by default, when detecting an SSD is present they’re putting the discard option to… Read More »Some thoughts on TRIM
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[FAQ] What is the AUR?
by Jonathon The Arch User Repository (AUR) is a collection of user-submitted package description files ( PKGBUILDfiles). These description files can be used to create package archive files ( .pkg.tar.zst files).… Read More »[FAQ] What is the AUR?
Using makepkg to create .deb packages & Repackaging .deb for Arch.
I’ve decided to write the article I wish I had read about two years ago Let’s start with the latter topic. There are actually packages… Read More »Using makepkg to create .deb packages & Repackaging .deb for Arch.
Root partition full? Don’t panic, clear Pacman’s cache first!
After some time, the system might give you a warning that your root partition is almost full. You might panic about this and you’re either… Read More »Root partition full? Don’t panic, clear Pacman’s cache first!
Pacman actions explained
By Pudge We are based on Arch which uses Pacman as the package manager and it comes with a man.. as in the manual page.… Read More »Pacman actions explained
Zstd compression is coming to Arch, but what is it?
Arch-Linux has been implementing a lot of changes recently, to keep the system lean, customizable and versatile also in the future. Pacman 5.1, which was… Read More »Zstd compression is coming to Arch, but what is it?
Maintainer Monologue – Creating your first Package
The Archlinux package creation system is one of the key features that make Archlinux (and arch-based distros) superior to much of the existing Linux paradigm.… Read More »Maintainer Monologue – Creating your first Package
Maintainer Monologue – The Skycoin Packages
Full disclosure- I do not work for skycoin. The packages I’ve created and submitted to the AUR are officially sanctioned by the team but maintained… Read More »Maintainer Monologue – The Skycoin Packages
Sometimes “Shake it off” doesn’t cut it
Today I was sitting behind my laptop doing my work and the radio was playing in the background, nothing out of the ordinary. The only… Read More »Sometimes “Shake it off” doesn’t cut it
How to enable Nvidia Optimus
Nvidia Optimus by community member Wimmetje For who?This guide is purely for hybrid graphics laptops with Intel/Nvidia graphics cards, so no need for installing it… Read More »How to enable Nvidia Optimus